ECOWAS Jobs Drive: ECOWAS has opened recruitment for nationals from its 12 member states across specialised agencies and institutions, with vacancies spanning health, finance, energy, legal affairs, and anti–money laundering roles, and it says it charges no recruitment fees. Regional Justice Push: The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is training journalists to help pressure member states to actually implement court judgments, after concerns that compliance remains below expectations. West Africa Security Debate: A conference in Abidjan highlights how coups across the region, including Guinea-Bissau, are reshaping ECOWAS’s peace-and-security role amid poverty, food insecurity, climate stress, and extremist violence. Ocean & Food Security: Norway’s development rethink argues that investing in shared ocean governance can strengthen West African capacity to curb illegal fishing while protecting seafood supplies and nutrition. Foreign Fishing Nutrition Loss: A new study warns that foreign bottom trawlers export much of the catch, leaving West Africa with nutrient shortfalls—especially where sardines are shipped abroad. Cocaine Route Pressure: Reporting on West Africa’s growing cocaine seizures points to shifting trafficking hubs and routes, with Guinea-Bissau no longer described as the only main gateway.